Chapter 821: Substitute Bride Sister 36

Chapter 821: Chapter 821: Substitute Bride Sister 36

After stealing her aunt’s money, Li Hongchun continued southward.

She wanted to go to the south to work, but she didn’t dare to take the train from Gongcheng. The streets and alleys of Gongcheng were plastered with her wanted posters; she didn’t dare show her face.

She just headed south, kept heading south. She thought of taking a bus from the neighboring county, intercepting it halfway without needing a residence certificate to buy a ticket, just getting on the bus directly. As long as she covered her face a bit, no one would recognize her.

Li Hongchun didn’t know if there were wanted posters in the neighboring county. To be safe, she smeared a handful of yellow dust on her face, dirtied her clothes, and made herself look like a rural woman.

So she wouldn’t be recognized upon encountering people on the road.

Li Hongchun walked for a whole day, getting farther and farther from Gongcheng, but she was still afraid inside, afraid of being recognized.

At night, she didn’t dare enter the village to seek lodging.

She sneaked into a pile of haystacks outside the village to sleep.

She thought hiding in the haystack with a thick layer of straw covering her whole body, Xiao Yan wouldn’t find her.

However, in the middle of the night, she was forcefully pulled out of the haystack and thrown into a mud pit nearby, getting herself all muddy.

She was startled awake.

She looked in fear at the white-clothed female ghost standing next to her. Terrified, she wailed and pleaded, but the ghost grabbed her leg that was outside the mud pit, swung her around until she passed out.

The next day, she woke up dazedly to find herself surrounded by a group of unfamiliar villagers.

Someone asked, "Miss, where are you from, how come you’re in our village, sleeping on the ground?"

"Oh dear, Miss, you finally woke up, it’s almost noon. You really can sleep."

"Miss, you’re all covered in mud. Did you fall into the mud pit last night?"

"Miss, you haven’t told us where you’re from, are you visiting relatives in our village?"

"Who visits relatives late at night. Could it be you’re seeking refuge with relatives?"

"Oh dear, whose relative is this? Everyone come and recognize her."

After waking up, Li Hongchun hurriedly covered her face, but felt the dry mud with her hand and relaxed.

She turned to find her bag.

In that bag, there were several thousand yuan from her aunt’s house, her capital for working in the south. She must not lose it.

Fortunately, last night she snuck into the haystack to sleep and stuffed the bag in there too, unnoticed. Finding the bag, Li Hongchun held it tightly, pitifully said, "What’s your village called? I’m from a big city in the north, heading to Lincheng to seek relatives. Last night, I reached the entrance of your village, felt embarrassed to disturb you for lodging, so I spent the night in the haystack."

"I... I needed a midnight bathroom break and accidentally fell into the mud pit, knocked myself out. Sorry, I... I’ll leave right away."

Li Hongchun dared not say much to the villagers, hugging her bag, she wanted to leave.

A villager said, "Miss, going to Lincheng? It’s far from here, walking will take three or four days. You’re better off going to Gongcheng to take a bus or train. We’re close to Gongcheng, just a day and a half away."

Li Hongchun put on a pitiful look, timidly explained, "I... I have no money for a ticket."

Outdoors, revealing no wealth is wise—this, Li Hongchun knew.

She dared not expose the several thousand yuan in her bag, unsure if the villagers might rob her. Perhaps for money, they might even kill her.

These poor mountains and rivers breed bad folks.

This village is so remote, who knows if there are scoundrels here.